PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS [Abstract]  
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS
14 - PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:

 
 
December 31,
2013
  
December 31,
2012
 
Lubricant inventory, fuel oil and diesel oil inventory and other stores
 
$
11,342
  
$
10,322
 
Prepaid items
  
5,000
   
5,067
 
Insurance receivable
  
1,096
   
1,817
 
Other
  
1,627
   
940
 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
$
19,065
  
$
18,146
 

Other noncurrent assets in the amount of $514 at December 31, 2013 and 2012 represent the security deposit related to the operating lease entered into effective April 4, 2011. Refer to Note 19 — Commitments and Contingencies for further information related to the lease agreement.